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ambassador, have you lived in afghanistan? guest: i grew up in afghanistan. i was educated in afghanistan. i received my master's degree in afghanistan and have worked in afghanistan. caller: what is the price of fuel in afghanistan for gas and diesel? guest: for a gallon, is the equivalent of -- is the equivalent of $1.20. caller: $1.20 a gallon? last week on c-span, a u.s. representative from ohio quoted that gasoline costs $400 a gallon. i am glad there is no corruption in the united states but they are paying $400 a gallon for fuel. i do not think they're buying it from afghanistan. guest: you announced me a question about how much of the gasoline price is. i gave you the answer for the cost in the afghanistan market. -- you asked me a question about how much of the gasoline prices. where they get from, i do not know. the purposes they are using the gas for, i also do not know. the price i am giving you is the price in the local markets. host: this question is from twitter about secret talks going on with the taliban. do you feel the taliban should be par
ambassador, have you lived in afghanistan? guest: i grew up in afghanistan. i was educated in afghanistan. i received my master's degree in afghanistan and have worked in afghanistan. caller: what is the price of fuel in afghanistan for gas and diesel? guest: for a gallon, is the equivalent of -- is the equivalent of $1.20. caller: $1.20 a gallon? last week on c-span, a u.s. representative from ohio quoted that gasoline costs $400 a gallon. i am glad there is no corruption in the united states...
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they hacked phones of bereeved relatives of soldiers that had died in afghanistan, iraq and indeed very seriously they had approved the -- the senior members had approved payments to members of the police. so this has exploded this week into a scandal that has changed the landscape of both politics and media in the united kingdom. host: yesterday, "the guardian" newspaper has a picture of andy coltson. who is he? guest: he was the editor from 2003 to 2007. a period when many of these hacks were alleged to have taken place. in 2007 he stepped down from "news of the world" after this scandal first came to light. indeed after the correspondent had gone to jail over allegations of hacking the royal households phones. but he then went to work for david cam ran, the prime minister and he stepped down from this post as this story continued to rumble at the very beginning of this year. yesterday he presented himself for arrest at a london police station. he was released in the afternoon. his house was raided. he was questioned and he is now a very central figure in that investigation. he's also
they hacked phones of bereeved relatives of soldiers that had died in afghanistan, iraq and indeed very seriously they had approved the -- the senior members had approved payments to members of the police. so this has exploded this week into a scandal that has changed the landscape of both politics and media in the united kingdom. host: yesterday, "the guardian" newspaper has a picture of andy coltson. who is he? guest: he was the editor from 2003 to 2007. a period when many of these...
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is doing in afghanistan. host: our guest has been nora bensahel from the center for a new american society. we'll be back tomorrow. we're going to capitol hill now. you can see some of the protesters in the foreground. leon panetta is up for defense secretary. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> good morning, everybody. -- overmittee meets to so the course of this long and distinguished career in public- service, we welcome you to the committee today and we thank you, mr. panetta for your decades of dedicated service to our nation and your willingness to enter the call once again. we know your wife is not able to be here with you today. she has made her own sacrifices over the last 50 years, supported your efforts in the public and private sectors. i know that i speak for the committee when i say that we love to think her in person for the sacrifices that she has made. please let your wife know of the committees gratitude for her
is doing in afghanistan. host: our guest has been nora bensahel from the center for a new american society. we'll be back tomorrow. we're going to capitol hill now. you can see some of the protesters in the foreground. leon panetta is up for defense secretary. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> good morning, everybody. -- overmittee meets to so the course of this long and distinguished career in public-...
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counterterrorism strategy in afghanistan. finally, fawn johnson, talk about the national highway trust fund and the role that oil and state gas tax is play in the funding. plus your e-mails, phone calls, and tweets. "washington journal" is next. [bell tolling] host: three years after the civil war ended in 1868, the head of an organization of union veterans, grand army of republic, and established -- to decorate the graves of war dead with flowers. john logan declared declaration day should be observed may 30. it is believed the date was chosen because flowers be in bloom over the country. decoration day would eventually become known as memorial day. first observance and 8068 in arlington national cemetery across the potomac river. we have a three-hour washington journal for you. in our first two segments we will devote time looking at military issues, specifically talking to generals in iraq and afghanistan. for your first 45 minutes, we will turn to a labor issues of sorts and get your input. specifically that of vacation t
counterterrorism strategy in afghanistan. finally, fawn johnson, talk about the national highway trust fund and the role that oil and state gas tax is play in the funding. plus your e-mails, phone calls, and tweets. "washington journal" is next. [bell tolling] host: three years after the civil war ended in 1868, the head of an organization of union veterans, grand army of republic, and established -- to decorate the graves of war dead with flowers. john logan declared declaration day...
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going to afghanistan. guest: i think it is clear we cannot plot merrily along and keep this war going year in and year out. we need an assessment. i do not want to pull our troops out tomorrow. we are fighting al qaeda. is this the best way to counter al qaeda, having our young men and women in harm's way, costing billions and billions of dollars? you have the afghan government work hamid karzai talking in a negative way about the united states. it galls me when the united states spends so much money and people diss us, it just galls me. pakistan is important. if we left a mark, the taliban would probably take over. -- if we left tomorrow, the taliban would probably take over. i think it's a debate that we will seek in the congress in the next several months. host: greg from union, missouri. caller: why doesn't the american people get the money, $18 billion? if he is going to vote for pakistan to get $18 billion when the american people are suffering throughout the country. here we have another war in liby
going to afghanistan. guest: i think it is clear we cannot plot merrily along and keep this war going year in and year out. we need an assessment. i do not want to pull our troops out tomorrow. we are fighting al qaeda. is this the best way to counter al qaeda, having our young men and women in harm's way, costing billions and billions of dollars? you have the afghan government work hamid karzai talking in a negative way about the united states. it galls me when the united states spends so much...
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given the choice between a destabilized afghanistan or a stable afghanistan that pakistan has no influence in, pakistanis, many of them which use the unstable afghanistan that they have more control over. the united states wants to see a stable afghanistan because they are worried about international terrorism. they did not want to see the regent engage in a proxy civil war -- they do not want to see the region engaged in a proxy civil war. we're not necessarily working at cross purposes but in important ways we are. this is something more significant than a family squabble. i think that they have been upset with a version of afghanistan. they have not liked hamid karzai from the start. they believe he was a relatively weak among leaders inside afghanistan. they did not seem as the true leader inside afghanistan. they believe he was surrounded by members of the former number alliance -- northern alliance. there's indian support and iranian support. they see them as the ones running afghanistan as long as hamid karzai is in place. they have felts hamid karzai dominated afghanistan was not i
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having bases in afghanistan to deal with terrorists in afghanistan and pakistan is going to be helpful. host: diane in indiana. thank you for waiting. caller: thank you, brad sherman from california, for the job you are doing, the knowledge you are importing to the american people. my question is, can we expect to see more photos of top al qaeda, taliban, other people that people around the world need to be on alert for? on the photograph of a osama bin laden, i vote no. could we see more reports on the pakistani government and problems with them? host: we will leave it there. guest: well, the internet is filled with pictures of those affiliated with al qaeda, the taliban, including ayman al- zawahri, who has now taken over al qaeda. every newspaper is filled with analysis of pakistan. we may not have security, a balanced budget, but we have a lot of reading material. host: the fbi has, on their website, pictures of the most wanted terrorists. gainesville, florida. stephen, go ahead. caller: i have a few quick points. personally, i do not need to see the picture of osama bin laden, how
having bases in afghanistan to deal with terrorists in afghanistan and pakistan is going to be helpful. host: diane in indiana. thank you for waiting. caller: thank you, brad sherman from california, for the job you are doing, the knowledge you are importing to the american people. my question is, can we expect to see more photos of top al qaeda, taliban, other people that people around the world need to be on alert for? on the photograph of a osama bin laden, i vote no. could we see more...
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they will try to be in afghanistan -- and they were trying to be in afghanistan and were thrown out. we need to stay focused on our national interests. our national interests have reached the point where we turn this over to the afghanis. it does not mean we're leaving the region. it does not mean this is not a strategic region to us. it does not mean we do not have ties. it is time for them to step up to the plate. host: your first phone call. senator udall. caller: two months ago, i was in kandahar. i spent the last several years in iraq and afghanistan as a civilian contractor. as yogi berra used to say, it ain't over till it's over. we're going to have to have a substantial political, military, economic presence in that part of the world for some years to come. we cannot afford to quit the scene too early. host: before you go on, why were you in that area? caller: i'm a contractor. host: what about your experience there makes you have this opinion? caller: because the situation is so fluid, so delicate. there are so many different parties involved. the insurgency is thoroughly en
they will try to be in afghanistan -- and they were trying to be in afghanistan and were thrown out. we need to stay focused on our national interests. our national interests have reached the point where we turn this over to the afghanis. it does not mean we're leaving the region. it does not mean this is not a strategic region to us. it does not mean we do not have ties. it is time for them to step up to the plate. host: your first phone call. senator udall. caller: two months ago, i was in...
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anyone that a tax afghanistan -- pakistan, afghanistan will be a brother. afghanistan is not going to be dictated by in any way, by any country. u.s., india, afghanistan has its own clean you up on things. -- reviview on thing.s we have historic links. we have cultural links. we have to live together in heaviness. host: the comments of the afghan president' over this weekend. this headline is from "the washington post." "karzai accuses pakistan of supporting terrorists." beginning with these words -- "pakistan has pursued a double game toward afghanistan." karzai and other senior members of his government have become increasingly blunt in their accusations, staking out new positions in the region. saying that peace talks are futile unless it involves the pakistani authority." these latest developments with the afghan leader, saying that afghanistan would side with pakistan. we want to get your comments. for democrats, 202-737-0001. for republicans, 202-737-0002. you can also send us an e-mail. journal@c-span.org. or you can send us a tweet. twitter.com/c-sp
anyone that a tax afghanistan -- pakistan, afghanistan will be a brother. afghanistan is not going to be dictated by in any way, by any country. u.s., india, afghanistan has its own clean you up on things. -- reviview on thing.s we have historic links. we have cultural links. we have to live together in heaviness. host: the comments of the afghan president' over this weekend. this headline is from "the washington post." "karzai accuses pakistan of supporting terrorists."...
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they are active in afghanistan also. to a lesser degree than the hakanis can that taliban reported option host: let's hear from a republican in brown rock texas. good morning caller:. first question, this is on everybody's mind -- do you think that osama bin laden was there for five years and the pakistani government had no idea of his presence there or were unaware of his presence there? second question, why should we support pakistan and still some than billions of dollars when they are doing so many different things but are against our policies and they are aiding the taliban and helping to do strikes in india? why should we support them? host: to your point, foreign affairs committee chairwoman predicted the house would cut all aid to pakistan. guest: those are two excellent questions. it has been said before that osama bin laden possibility to hide in abbottabad either speaks to pakistani in confidence or collusion. it is important when trying to determine who knew what when that we make distinctions between the civ
they are active in afghanistan also. to a lesser degree than the hakanis can that taliban reported option host: let's hear from a republican in brown rock texas. good morning caller:. first question, this is on everybody's mind -- do you think that osama bin laden was there for five years and the pakistani government had no idea of his presence there or were unaware of his presence there? second question, why should we support pakistan and still some than billions of dollars when they are doing...
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host: the afghanistan government -- what is your current view of the afghanistan government, from the point of appeal of an intelligence committee member? -- the point of view of an intelligence committee member? guest: it very frustrating relationship, in which we don't think much of the afghan government is working the way it should. sometimes it works at cross purposes with us. the central concern is, unless the government is able to inspire confidence among the afghan people, unless the afghan people are willing to fight to defend their own government, we are not going to be able to prop them up indefinitely, and we shouldn't try. that is really going to be the hardest question that members of congress have your answer, and that is, is there really any prospect for this government to stand on its own at two feet for the foreseeable future? if it cannot, how long does it make sense for us to stay? host: the iraqi government has postponed at their declaration of the u.s. getting out of iraq. what is your view of extending u.s. troops in iraq indefinitely? guest: certainly not indefi
host: the afghanistan government -- what is your current view of the afghanistan government, from the point of appeal of an intelligence committee member? -- the point of view of an intelligence committee member? guest: it very frustrating relationship, in which we don't think much of the afghan government is working the way it should. sometimes it works at cross purposes with us. the central concern is, unless the government is able to inspire confidence among the afghan people, unless the...
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caller: when we went into afghanistan, gas prices went up. when we went into iraq, gas prices went up. now in libya, gas prices are up. when we had the oil spill, gas prices went up. how much do you think gas prices are due to that or putting too much money -- printing too much money and inflation? caller: everything -- guest: everything that you mentioned, we would call supply shocks. there is worry about less oil in the markets because of difficulty drilling in the gulf war problems in the middle east. when you have less supply, the price goes up. that is certainly a factor in this. just as important a factor as some of the issues that we have talked about. host: was the issue of a fed audit brought up yesterday? caller: no, -- guest: no, it was not. perhaps that was the case of the washington press corps being too gentle. i am sure there are people who want to hear what the chairman has to say about transparency. i had a list of three or four questions. one of the questions i would have asked, if i had a chance was, the fed is trying to be
caller: when we went into afghanistan, gas prices went up. when we went into iraq, gas prices went up. now in libya, gas prices are up. when we had the oil spill, gas prices went up. how much do you think gas prices are due to that or putting too much money -- printing too much money and inflation? caller: everything -- guest: everything that you mentioned, we would call supply shocks. there is worry about less oil in the markets because of difficulty drilling in the gulf war problems in the...
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, in afghanistan. i think there was a reticence in those days to do anything that would appear to be to expansive, appear to be to war making, put our troops at risk. we knew he had troops in john karr. and but we did not put troops on the ground or invade -- had troops in kandahar. but we did not put troops on the ground or invade. certainly, we know in the pre let -- pre-9/11 days at the cow to this was made not to go after him as aggressively as we did after 9/11. host: we could see some changes in the next two or three days in pakistan. also, we are discussing the impact in afghanistan and iran the world. john is joining us. it could morning. -- are relatively world. john is joining us. good morning. caller: the government has been working on the geopolitical strategy for decades. all they seem to have done is taken us from one unnecessary war to the next from vietnam to present day, afghanistan, and all in between. could you please tell me if you think there should be a thinking geopolitical strat
, in afghanistan. i think there was a reticence in those days to do anything that would appear to be to expansive, appear to be to war making, put our troops at risk. we knew he had troops in john karr. and but we did not put troops on the ground or invade -- had troops in kandahar. but we did not put troops on the ground or invade. certainly, we know in the pre let -- pre-9/11 days at the cow to this was made not to go after him as aggressively as we did after 9/11. host: we could see some...
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presence in afghanistan to help women in afghanistan and this weekend with u.s. troop's now out of iraq, the impact that has on people in that country. guest: well, he is going to address both of those situations. and the long term strategy for women in both countries is to really strengthen their ability to participate in society. so what that means is education, political participation, strengthening women's organizations in those countries. that for academic women is a long road. i think iraqi women are starting much farther ahead than afghan women. but one of the most important things that we have to keep in mind is that everything that we have done the last ten years we do not want to trade that away in the final peace negotiations with the taliban. that is not an acceptability outcome. host: in a result of all the advances we have made, why are women so often the source of brutality? guest: well, i think it's because they can be. women are -- host: source of the victims of brutality. guest: right. they are the victims because it's not that hard. i mean, men
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what does that mean in afghanistan? host: "transition" means the beginning of moving some troops out, with the idea of a ball coming in 2014, without some absolute certainty about what that will mean. as you know, a group of as presented to the public an idea that really is a kind of -- of us presented to the public and i did that really is the kind of idea that the president has already declared -- an idea that the president has already declared to be his strategy. we thought there ought to now be a surge in diplomacy, efforts to try to see whether diplomacy could provide that i additional increment that could help bring the war to conclusion -- that additional increment that could help bring the war to a conclusion before 2014. it is a tough row to hoe, but not one the united states should ignore. it is a road that we would be wise to follow. this report was produced by a group of 15. none of them were not american. it is quite interesting. people had great diversity in their backgrounds and perceptions. indeed the co
what does that mean in afghanistan? host: "transition" means the beginning of moving some troops out, with the idea of a ball coming in 2014, without some absolute certainty about what that will mean. as you know, a group of as presented to the public an idea that really is a kind of -- of us presented to the public and i did that really is the kind of idea that the president has already declared -- an idea that the president has already declared to be his strategy. we thought there...
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they passed a defense bill that provided billions for the war in iraq and afghanistan. there was a restriction that said the defense department is not allowed to use any of this money to transfer detainees back to the united states. that has really not tie the administration hands. host: new york, good morning. caller: before i ask my question, i went to the dictionary. the dictionary tells mean that terrorism is anybody who uses force on another. if that is correct, there is a reality on the ground. the united states is the greatest terrorist country in the world. the question i am asking is the chinese president came here just recently. the news media and the government were talking about human rights. the prison in cuba, the numbers that the government are giving off has never been corrected. the u.s. has secret prisons all over the world. host: and this relates to our topic as far as the case? caller: yes. this goes against human rights. they're holding them without even trying them. guest: the caller has a point that the continued presence of the prison in guantana
they passed a defense bill that provided billions for the war in iraq and afghanistan. there was a restriction that said the defense department is not allowed to use any of this money to transfer detainees back to the united states. that has really not tie the administration hands. host: new york, good morning. caller: before i ask my question, i went to the dictionary. the dictionary tells mean that terrorism is anybody who uses force on another. if that is correct, there is a reality on the...
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commanders in afghanistan wanted drowns and special operation forces but they were being shifted to afghanistan. did the war in iraq said that the hunt for osama bin laden? did the kind of interrogation methods that the bush administration used like water boarding and isolation and sleep-operation, did those efforts helped hunt down osama bin laden? many are saying that obama needs credit but the bush white house made some difficult decisions like torture and that will go on a long time. they help set the groundwork for this mission. host: beginning with "the l.a. times" -- reggie joining us from st. louis, good morning. caller: good morning, gentlemen. it is so pursue real to me about arguments surrounding this entire topic. am i to understand that now -- it is shameful the fact that i'm a republican and many of these people -- will we have the birther movement denying osama bin layton's death? we are heading toward a diagnosis of rabies in the republican party. my party is being taken over by copperheads. osama bin laden was not saddam hussein and had nowhere to go. they called osama bin lade
commanders in afghanistan wanted drowns and special operation forces but they were being shifted to afghanistan. did the war in iraq said that the hunt for osama bin laden? did the kind of interrogation methods that the bush administration used like water boarding and isolation and sleep-operation, did those efforts helped hunt down osama bin laden? many are saying that obama needs credit but the bush white house made some difficult decisions like torture and that will go on a long time. they...
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in afghanistan, everyone is looking to see the decision. there will be an announcement of some sort. host: he is having one dinner up in manhattan will take a position on the gay marriage issue? guest: there will be a lot of pressure to do that. ask,mpression on "don't don't tell", but there is still set us -- dissatisfaction because that policy has not taken place on the ground. that is still in place and the repeal is not complete. but the next front is the gay marriage is you. i think you will take a lot of questions about that. host: kasie hunt, what is your week like? week like? guest: one candidate is announcing and florida where ronald reagan made his first speech of the general election. standing in front of the statue of liberty. if you look at those photos, it helps you understand who reagan was and why he became the commander that he did huntsman is taking a leaf out of that book. he is doing a tour of early states. is going to new hampshire and in south carolina and florida. we will be with him for that. host: our republican act
in afghanistan, everyone is looking to see the decision. there will be an announcement of some sort. host: he is having one dinner up in manhattan will take a position on the gay marriage issue? guest: there will be a lot of pressure to do that. ask,mpression on "don't don't tell", but there is still set us -- dissatisfaction because that policy has not taken place on the ground. that is still in place and the repeal is not complete. but the next front is the gay marriage is you. i...
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. -- in iraq and afghanistan. host: why did they see this as an area that need to be filled? guest: the problem has been wrapped up in the general difficulties. it turns out a lot of homes have gone into -- a lot of people have gone into default of mortgages. some companies are better than others at collecting monthly payments and keeping track of paperwork. the ones have proved not to be so good at it have caught service members in the riptide. we have not gotten your payment, we over charge them. foreclosure. that sort of thing going on. this has been a politically embarrassing process of writing wrongs done against members of the military in active duty. host: gym as white as a deployed serviceman and against paying his mortgage -- jim asked why a deployed servicemen against paying his mortgage? guest: he is not exempt against paying his mortgage. he is exempt against being foreclosed on. as it has been explained to me, a service member might be in the field for a week or two and have virtually no contact with
. -- in iraq and afghanistan. host: why did they see this as an area that need to be filled? guest: the problem has been wrapped up in the general difficulties. it turns out a lot of homes have gone into -- a lot of people have gone into default of mortgages. some companies are better than others at collecting monthly payments and keeping track of paperwork. the ones have proved not to be so good at it have caught service members in the riptide. we have not gotten your payment, we over charge...
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we have no business in iraq or afghanistan. the people of afghanistan -- another thing we need to do is -- in the 1980's, ron reagan called it star wars. we have been spending money for 40 years. we spent trillions of dollars on its. it is like throwing money down a black hole. we need to close down all of these bases and embassies. we need to get out of the business of war and get into the business of peace. we wonder why people hate us. host: i am going to jump in at that point. closing bases in europe. we are now experiencing some of the results of closing bases and europe. what about reviewing european bases and freeing up continent space? guest: this is something that the last administration just completed. we are drawing down our forces in europe. on the ground forces side already. that number is now coming up again for scrutiny. it is under examination if that number need to come down even further. a lot of times, the host government shares the cost with the u.s. it is a stop on a global highway. it saves our military ti
we have no business in iraq or afghanistan. the people of afghanistan -- another thing we need to do is -- in the 1980's, ron reagan called it star wars. we have been spending money for 40 years. we spent trillions of dollars on its. it is like throwing money down a black hole. we need to close down all of these bases and embassies. we need to get out of the business of war and get into the business of peace. we wonder why people hate us. host: i am going to jump in at that point. closing bases...
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about the $3 billion that was on a palette going from afghanistan. i immediately held up all that money until we came to a conclusion and an understanding as to where that money came from and where it was going. we provide excellent oversight on our foreign aid budget and weekends to do more because we have -- and we can still do more. when you see what happens in japan, they do not get foreign aid. in disasters such as what happened in haiti, we can respond and we do respond. number one, it is in the interest of the national security of the united states to respond to disasters. we know that when communities and countries in turmoil -- this can cause tremendous action on the part of terrorist organizations such as al-qaeda recruiting people who do not have food, clothing, or clean water. i think it is important to remember 1% of the budget. our national security depends on defense, diplomacy, and our budget. host: i want to put a set of numbers on the screen and then go to your telephone calls. we are going to be out early today because house will b
about the $3 billion that was on a palette going from afghanistan. i immediately held up all that money until we came to a conclusion and an understanding as to where that money came from and where it was going. we provide excellent oversight on our foreign aid budget and weekends to do more because we have -- and we can still do more. when you see what happens in japan, they do not get foreign aid. in disasters such as what happened in haiti, we can respond and we do respond. number one, it is...
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and that is the reason why we are in afghanistan. a host: senator roger wicker served seven terms in the house. as we mentioned earlier, his committee assignments are with the veteran arms services. washington, d.c., is our last caller for him. caller: good morning. [unintelligible] the governor has somewhat pardoned him. is this situation in mississippi so racist [unintelligible] guest: of the governor -- if the governor said that about himself, i am sure he is trying to be humorous. i think in the larger civil rights community, the sentences have been applauded. it is a situation that i am not closely involved in because it involves the accord. it seems to me the sentences were very, very harsh. the two women had served a considerable amount of time already. i think most people who watched this situation were pleased that the governor commuted the sentences, and those two sisters are now released. host: we have gotten a number of tweets. guest: he did not have to ask my opinion because i offered my opinion. i think he should run. h
and that is the reason why we are in afghanistan. a host: senator roger wicker served seven terms in the house. as we mentioned earlier, his committee assignments are with the veteran arms services. washington, d.c., is our last caller for him. caller: good morning. [unintelligible] the governor has somewhat pardoned him. is this situation in mississippi so racist [unintelligible] guest: of the governor -- if the governor said that about himself, i am sure he is trying to be humorous. i think...
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general has spent more time in afghanistan and david rodriguez. the story says that he will not be leading the war in afghanistan. that is the "washington post" front-page story. more on libya, the "washington times." libyan rebels will receive $25 million from the united states. it is providing that in nonlethal aid. one more phone call here this morning about the gulf of mexico oil spill one year later. this go to michael who lives down there in pensacola. go ahead. caller: i just want to say, this whole incident serves as the perfect example from washington to take notice of the dire need of government regulations for these powerful companies in these types of businesses. this would not have happened in norway are other countries do to their more concern for the environment. this is all halliburton problem. people like dick cheney and their cronies, they spent -- a set all of this kind of thing up, they delight -- they delayed true progress for profit -- they delayed true progress for profit. they are getting less and less regulation put on the
general has spent more time in afghanistan and david rodriguez. the story says that he will not be leading the war in afghanistan. that is the "washington post" front-page story. more on libya, the "washington times." libyan rebels will receive $25 million from the united states. it is providing that in nonlethal aid. one more phone call here this morning about the gulf of mexico oil spill one year later. this go to michael who lives down there in pensacola. go ahead....
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we did not invite osama bin laden to pakistan, or even to afghanistan. host: how was that speech received and it was viewed as credible by the foreign audience? guest: i don't think it was entirely credible. the point he's making is that pakistan alone is not responsible but i think pakistan has responsibility to itself to clarify its position, to clear the awful suspicions that have arisen as a result of that attack as to whether there was either complicity in supporting bin laden while he was in hiding or complicity even with the u.s. raid which they don't wish to acknowledge. this is another set of questions that is being launched at them. host: we'll get to phone calls in a moment. you can also join the conversation on our twitter page at twitter.com/cspanwj. shuja nawaz is a former television newscaster on pakistani t.v., he's worked for the world health organization and was the former director of the international atomic energy agency. our first call is paul joining us from tennessee. good morning. caller: i'm glad i'm the first guy that gets to ta
we did not invite osama bin laden to pakistan, or even to afghanistan. host: how was that speech received and it was viewed as credible by the foreign audience? guest: i don't think it was entirely credible. the point he's making is that pakistan alone is not responsible but i think pakistan has responsibility to itself to clarify its position, to clear the awful suspicions that have arisen as a result of that attack as to whether there was either complicity in supporting bin laden while he was...
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about how we ship our arms into afghanistan from pakistan. i would like you to have him on again, but here is the question i asked myself, the president, and the american people. most of us are happy that he is long gone. if the reason he was killed was cut -- crimes against humanity, killing americans, innocent people, why is our president, congress, and the american people, sheltering bush, cheney, and the people responsible for hundreds of thousands of dead in iraq? when are we going to value innocent human life in the same way i am not in any way saying that an international navies sealed team should go after bush and cheney, but trials and hearings should suffice. yet we are talking about innocent human life. when we value their lives as much as we value american innocent lives, then justice will live to be done. until then, i do not think that there is justice. host: this op-ed from armstrong williams in this morning's "washington times" -- off host: back to the phones. -- host: back to the phones. texas, good morning. caller: good morn
about how we ship our arms into afghanistan from pakistan. i would like you to have him on again, but here is the question i asked myself, the president, and the american people. most of us are happy that he is long gone. if the reason he was killed was cut -- crimes against humanity, killing americans, innocent people, why is our president, congress, and the american people, sheltering bush, cheney, and the people responsible for hundreds of thousands of dead in iraq? when are we going to...
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the war in afghanistan is one of the american people are wary of. those are three areas that democrats and republicans can come together on. host: joe is an independent in missouri. guest: you're talking about jobs -- caller: you're talking about jobs. my father worked in the camps. we have approximately 14 million americans out of work. let's stop some of these programs like you did back them. you do not have to call them ccc. all these people are unemployed. we are paying them unemployment payments. they're not doing anything. say that billions of dollars we are paying in unemployment and put these people to work in building the infrastructure, the buildings, the rose, and our electrical grid. we're 50 years behind. our roads and bridges are falling apart. put them to work. you can do that almost immediately. put them on these unused military bases. host: congresswoman, "the new york times" on the issue of infrastructure said -- "finding the money for the nation to update its aging infrastructure will not be easy." guest: it will not be easy, but
the war in afghanistan is one of the american people are wary of. those are three areas that democrats and republicans can come together on. host: joe is an independent in missouri. guest: you're talking about jobs -- caller: you're talking about jobs. my father worked in the camps. we have approximately 14 million americans out of work. let's stop some of these programs like you did back them. you do not have to call them ccc. all these people are unemployed. we are paying them unemployment...
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presence in afghanistan. meanwhile, general james madison has performed an investigation to determine what went wrong in the downing of the u.s. helicopter in afghanistan last week. questions remain about why the troops were called in to aid those engaged in a firefight, what they knew about those on the ground, and what role altitude and flight path may have played in the crash. 32 american troops, along with eight afghans, died in that crash. violence continues in britain. after four nights of looting, david cameron says that he will not let a culture of fear take over the streets. he adds that authorities will do whatever is necessary to restore law and order. plans to use water cannons, if necessary. london was relatively quiet last night, but other cities saw looting. the british parliament meets tomorrow for a special session on the rioting. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. >> to route this month, c-span radio will feature lbj tapes. bearing for the first time, this saturday, here
presence in afghanistan. meanwhile, general james madison has performed an investigation to determine what went wrong in the downing of the u.s. helicopter in afghanistan last week. questions remain about why the troops were called in to aid those engaged in a firefight, what they knew about those on the ground, and what role altitude and flight path may have played in the crash. 32 american troops, along with eight afghans, died in that crash. violence continues in britain. after four nights...
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i travel to afghanistan. two fold. one is to see so many of our service women who are serving to have children and they are away from them for 12 months to 15 months. also, to visit with afghan women and to see the progress that african women are making. i went to a school with young girls who were attending school for the first time. almost 2500 of them in a small community. that tells us there is some good and is being done on the ground. i still have the those questions about the large footprint that we have in afghanistan which is connected to the reason that we have these ballooning deficits. host: you are a supporter of the progressive budget caucus plan which has, "ending overseas contingent operations." i am wondering about this plan overall and how you think it does a different job than some of the other proposals on capitol hill of addressing the country's debt problem. guest: one of the things that the progressive caucus budget does is put in perspective about where our real spending problems are. we also ha
i travel to afghanistan. two fold. one is to see so many of our service women who are serving to have children and they are away from them for 12 months to 15 months. also, to visit with afghan women and to see the progress that african women are making. i went to a school with young girls who were attending school for the first time. almost 2500 of them in a small community. that tells us there is some good and is being done on the ground. i still have the those questions about the large...
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take afghanistan for example. it is a classic mistake that we went into that country. we -- well, we never went into it but we started supplying the opposition to the russians or the soviets weapons which now are being used against us. and this should be a lesson to us. we spent our treasure. let's just see what works out. let the dust settle and let's not rush to judgment on anything. thank you. i would be interested to listening to your reply. thank you. guest: thank you. i think it is a very thoughtful question. in a way you have just made my case for why we should be careful about arming the rebels in libya. i think the experience with the arming of the mueja hah dean in afghanistan is instructive in this case i think there is a very high probability as i indicated that we are dealing with the mugea hah dean of libya and that we would in fact be putting in their hands arms that would perhaps be used against us or our friends. i guess i have to dissent somewhat from your idea that we just get out of the region altogether. i don't believe that it is in america's inte
take afghanistan for example. it is a classic mistake that we went into that country. we -- well, we never went into it but we started supplying the opposition to the russians or the soviets weapons which now are being used against us. and this should be a lesson to us. we spent our treasure. let's just see what works out. let the dust settle and let's not rush to judgment on anything. thank you. i would be interested to listening to your reply. thank you. guest: thank you. i think it is a very...
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. >> students are from faculty in iraq and afghanistan? >> one of my colleagues is >> one of my colleagues is currently in afghanistan. he was a faculty member. he was a navy reservist. he is currently in afghanistan, and he will be back in a month and within the classroom. host: plainfield, illinois, george, elena dementieva line. caller: it appears as though we have great education for our military. but if you look at the way we're fighting the war in afghanistan, it is exactly like the war we fought for independence, except in this case, we're marching down the officer of the road getting killed, and in the revolutionary war, it was the british. i'm interested in your answer. guest: i think my answer is one of the reasons for the war college is to move us beyond that kind of posture. it is to get our officers to a point where they are very future looking, very strategic thinkers who recognize this and push forward. forward. that's the whole point. you have made my case, i think, for me. host: what's the average age of the students at th
. >> students are from faculty in iraq and afghanistan? >> one of my colleagues is >> one of my colleagues is currently in afghanistan. he was a faculty member. he was a navy reservist. he is currently in afghanistan, and he will be back in a month and within the classroom. host: plainfield, illinois, george, elena dementieva line. caller: it appears as though we have great education for our military. but if you look at the way we're fighting the war in afghanistan, it is...
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options for afghanistan. the national security team is considering troop reductions in afghanistan that will be steeper than even a few weeks ago. the protests following israeli gunfire at the border. more news about what is happening in the middle east and north africa. let's get back to our question on the republican line answering the question on whether or not employers should work with schools to boost skills. caller: the schools in our area are pretty good. the bigger employers will spend -- send people to help education. mitch daniels is on the ball. he has done a lot in the education system in our schools. he has a voucher system, which does away with a lot of the legacy problem. they are able to work with the school does not raise the education. the people in indiana, once this system gets going good, will really appreciate it. some people in the inner cities have problems with education. they could do a lot better if they just moved out. or in just as easy to be poure some areas banned the inner cit
options for afghanistan. the national security team is considering troop reductions in afghanistan that will be steeper than even a few weeks ago. the protests following israeli gunfire at the border. more news about what is happening in the middle east and north africa. let's get back to our question on the republican line answering the question on whether or not employers should work with schools to boost skills. caller: the schools in our area are pretty good. the bigger employers will spend...
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and nato commander in afghanistan says that, but will likely escalate in the spring as taliban insurgents try to return to areas cleared by forces in the last several months. general david petraeus says that after last year's surge, it boosted the international force to 150,000 troops, nato is now in control of safe havens. military analysts warn that the taliban for now. the obama administration will issue a proposal later this week recommending the gradual elimination of government sponsored mortgage giants fannie mae and freddie mac. the highly anticipated white paper, which is expected to be released friday, will include a three different options according to a white house official. fannie and freddie were rescued by the federal government in 2008. the subprime crisis roiled the housing market and crippled the banking system. in india, the world's second most populous country, millions of the census workers have begun fanning out across the country to carry out the mammoth task of counting every citizen there india's president was the first to be counted today. officials are hoping th
and nato commander in afghanistan says that, but will likely escalate in the spring as taliban insurgents try to return to areas cleared by forces in the last several months. general david petraeus says that after last year's surge, it boosted the international force to 150,000 troops, nato is now in control of safe havens. military analysts warn that the taliban for now. the obama administration will issue a proposal later this week recommending the gradual elimination of government sponsored...
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double down in afghanistan. now with the freedom agenda, he has operated within the parameters set by his predecessor. i think it reflects the cruel and unforgiving nature of the world. guest: in the moslem world, a lot of people do not see obama and bush as democrats and republicans. they really see an american president. a lot of people of great expectations of an american president. they associate america with these great values, the founding fathers, the founding methodology. -- the founding mixology. in that sense, the muslim world sees the american president clearly making a statement. host: here is how you can get involved. and also journal@cspan.org. you can send us thoughts on twitter, as well. before we go to the calls, the one thing he did at the end of the speech was a discussion about israel and the change of borders to 1967. as far as the speech, what does it mean going forward? guest: the president has a problem. he committed himself to this issued two days after he was inaugurated, after the appo
double down in afghanistan. now with the freedom agenda, he has operated within the parameters set by his predecessor. i think it reflects the cruel and unforgiving nature of the world. guest: in the moslem world, a lot of people do not see obama and bush as democrats and republicans. they really see an american president. a lot of people of great expectations of an american president. they associate america with these great values, the founding fathers, the founding methodology. -- the...
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i do understand why we had to go to afghanistan. i'm a former military person. i do understand that rationale but iraq shouldn't have happened. it did but this is the ramification of going to war in iraq. host: one final comment from our twitter page. trump proving once again money is everything and you have money you can get exposure. thanks for helping to dumb down america. a look at some books that you may be reading from "new york times" best seller list. number one this week is onward. it is written by howard schultz. the story of starbucks. unbroken by littlen brand is two. you can check out all nonfiction books every weekend on c-span 2 and our website. later we will talk to the reporter for "u.s.a. today" who join us from columbus to talk about jobs and the economy and those who are out of work and having a difficult time trying to find employment and the impact on a number of cities especially in the northeast. that the is later in the program. also the former u.s. ambassador will talk to us about efforts in libya. and that op-ed written last we k week.
i do understand why we had to go to afghanistan. i'm a former military person. i do understand that rationale but iraq shouldn't have happened. it did but this is the ramification of going to war in iraq. host: one final comment from our twitter page. trump proving once again money is everything and you have money you can get exposure. thanks for helping to dumb down america. a look at some books that you may be reading from "new york times" best seller list. number one this week is...
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critics point to wars in afghanistan and iraq and unfunded tax cuts, as well as medicare prescription drug program that was not paid for. what do you think? caller: medicare, first of all, that is something that should not be touched. yes, it was on funded how the you repay the people who have put into this system? when you start class warfare, you are not looking to grow the economy in any way. there's no one talking about growing the economy. the president gives you a mandate of health care, but he does not even raise the minimum wage to allow you to pay for it. it is total chaos. of the choices, you assumed obama to be the sharpest pencil in the drawer, but all you see from him is an eraser. host: here is analysis from "the financial times" this morning. host: that is "the financial times" this morning. here is "the washington times" this morning. they say this. here is "the atlanta journal constitution" courtesy of the newseum this morning. host: akron, ohio. joe is an independent. your thoughts on this? go ahead. caller: we are taking the word of s&p and i do not know if they hav
critics point to wars in afghanistan and iraq and unfunded tax cuts, as well as medicare prescription drug program that was not paid for. what do you think? caller: medicare, first of all, that is something that should not be touched. yes, it was on funded how the you repay the people who have put into this system? when you start class warfare, you are not looking to grow the economy in any way. there's no one talking about growing the economy. the president gives you a mandate of health care,...
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. >> senior foreign affairs correspondent martha raddatz looks at the wars in iraq and afghanistan on a political, strategic, and personal level at 8:00 p.m. on c-span's "q&a." >> the cs then networks provide coverage of politics, public affairs, non-fiction books, and american history. available online, on radio, and on social the merging sites. the that are content anytime on c-span video library. bringing our resources to your community. washington your way. the c-span network now available in more than 100 million homes. created by cable and provided as a public service. "washington journal" continues. host: our final guest is frank oliveri, a congressional defense and foreign policy reporter. can you tell us about the cuts for the defense budget and put that in the context of the whole budget? guest: absolutely. you were looking at $178 billion. about $100 billion is money they will put back into the defense department for modernization. the $78 billion is a top-line kind. to an average american, that sounds like a lot of money. i would love to have a fraction of that personally.
. >> senior foreign affairs correspondent martha raddatz looks at the wars in iraq and afghanistan on a political, strategic, and personal level at 8:00 p.m. on c-span's "q&a." >> the cs then networks provide coverage of politics, public affairs, non-fiction books, and american history. available online, on radio, and on social the merging sites. the that are content anytime on c-span video library. bringing our resources to your community. washington your way. the...
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caller: bush started the iraq war, afghanistan war. the united states is attacking pakistan and libya. what people need to understand is that it is the same pretext for going into war -- we got to protect the libyan rebels. why don't you protect the rebels in bahrain. we are being duped as usual. it does not matter who is and in office. books to read. read "hoodwinked" by john perkins and " confessions of an economic hit man," by john perkins. corporations are very much involved. and libya has oil, ok? host: one of our viewers saying that the president is campaigning as the anti-iraq, anti-war, remember hope and change? "the u.s. coalition can achieve its goals in libya, but the possibility of gaddafi staying in power is one possib ility." admiral mullen a saying that he does think that gaddafi is more isolated than ever. the libyan leader will have to make commenhoices about his own future at some point. coming up, our roundtable. michael shear and david brody us.bn whilill join but first, a look at some of the other topics and guest
caller: bush started the iraq war, afghanistan war. the united states is attacking pakistan and libya. what people need to understand is that it is the same pretext for going into war -- we got to protect the libyan rebels. why don't you protect the rebels in bahrain. we are being duped as usual. it does not matter who is and in office. books to read. read "hoodwinked" by john perkins and " confessions of an economic hit man," by john perkins. corporations are very much...
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the crisis in libya, afghanistan -- that is money we don't have, mr. representative. guest: they had talked about the libyan situation. the president was working through a contingency fund. a budget is parley paying for things in short-term that short- term benefits that need to be paid is to go. there are situations where you invest in projects that have 30, 40, 50-year life expectancies. you do stressed that over the life of that service. if we are to pay for all roads and bridges in the year they are constructed, it would make no sense. just like a specter cost of a home over a mortgage. government spreads into the future some of the price tags that it faces. if we're looking of the economic consequences, i think we need to revisit the district that got us into this very struggling situation where now we have recover from a recession. many of folks indicate the bleeding has stopped. our challenge is to grow the economy. the president has inherited a $1.2 trillion deficit from the previous administration. that the minister is -- that administration had inherited a s
the crisis in libya, afghanistan -- that is money we don't have, mr. representative. guest: they had talked about the libyan situation. the president was working through a contingency fund. a budget is parley paying for things in short-term that short- term benefits that need to be paid is to go. there are situations where you invest in projects that have 30, 40, 50-year life expectancies. you do stressed that over the life of that service. if we are to pay for all roads and bridges in the year...
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host: afghanistan tops the list at $3 billion. guest: that is by a large economic assistance numbers. host: right. spokane, washington, a republican. caller: thank you for c-span, a great network. a great segment. i thank the left and the right hand out reaches in this country to take a step back and realize what they have and what this country offers all loss. i felt a couple of weeks ago that maybe we should not be giving that much money away and maybe we should be focusing more on the homeland. the listing to segment and how intelligently you are speaking, you make complete sense. a majority of this world is hurting. let's think about maybe pakistan and some other countries that might funnel this capital into a different way. he took a quotation from will rogers, which is ironic. he was right on. we are blessed. we are lucky in this country. people should listen to what you have to say and be grateful to the country we live in. guest: a few comments. that is not my brother who called. [laughter] it was president herbert hoover
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host: historic from afghanistan inside -- a story from afghanistan. troops could stay beyond 2014 a. the american ambassador sang yesterday that he raised the possibility that the u.s. combat troops could stay in the country beyond 2014, the deadline set by the white house. his comments come as they are engaged in discussions with the afghan government on arrangements after 2014. at a conference in bonn, president karzai and others called for support for at least another decade. inside "the new york daily news," looked at iraq. eight years, eight months, and three weeks and the cost is more than $805 billion. 444 deaths, 32,000 wounded -- 4487 dead. the number deployed to iraq and afghanistan, just over 2.3 million. back to your calls and a couple of more comments on these debates and whether or not you think they have made a difference. virginia from tampa, fla., on the independent line. caller: good morning. i really like the debates. the ones on the fox whose network are impossible to get if you do not have cable. i wish there were always on abc or
host: historic from afghanistan inside -- a story from afghanistan. troops could stay beyond 2014 a. the american ambassador sang yesterday that he raised the possibility that the u.s. combat troops could stay in the country beyond 2014, the deadline set by the white house. his comments come as they are engaged in discussions with the afghan government on arrangements after 2014. at a conference in bonn, president karzai and others called for support for at least another decade. inside...
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as for afghanistan, afghanistan is like a gang member in that they are bad actors relative to their overall community. to stop the gang member from continued violence, you must love them, listen to them, build them up, refocus their goals based on reality and lastly, you must motivate them to stand up on their own using their new learned techniques. god bless america and i hope everyone has a wonderful christmas. i'm a conservative democrat and i don't like peter defazio. host: the attorney general who was involved nationally in the state's health care law is saying he will run from governor which shakes up the g.o.p. race in that state. and pittsburgh post gazette is telling us that the u.s. justice department is opening an inquiry into prison abuses. one other note. we'll show you a story on the other side. joseph p. kennedy iii, 31 years old and the grandson of robert f. kennedy and a massachusetts prosecutor he is seriously considering a run for the fourth district seat being vacated by barney frank. we're going to take a break. a reminder that our history series on friday night called
as for afghanistan, afghanistan is like a gang member in that they are bad actors relative to their overall community. to stop the gang member from continued violence, you must love them, listen to them, build them up, refocus their goals based on reality and lastly, you must motivate them to stand up on their own using their new learned techniques. god bless america and i hope everyone has a wonderful christmas. i'm a conservative democrat and i don't like peter defazio. host: the attorney...
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says that basically al qaeda is no longer in afghanistan. we're trying to rebuild a country that has resisted outside ok pires for its entire thousands of years. and we've been there ten years. it's long past due that we get our troops out. but there's a bigger problem that i think this country has to face. we have about 00 bases around the world. we police the world. we have a larger military bument now than we did when the soviet union was in existence and we were in the midst of the cold war. we have to find a way to share that with other powers so we can use our resources to rebuild a country in which the basic sin yous of our economy and society are weakening and in trouble from roads to suers to getting fast transit together to moving into the new renewable energies. we have a huge investment agenda here that has to be met and we're going to have to tighten our belt in terms of policing the world and searching for monsters to detroy across the world. >> back to the phones. caller: thank you very much. i have two questions. one, what is
says that basically al qaeda is no longer in afghanistan. we're trying to rebuild a country that has resisted outside ok pires for its entire thousands of years. and we've been there ten years. it's long past due that we get our troops out. but there's a bigger problem that i think this country has to face. we have about 00 bases around the world. we police the world. we have a larger military bument now than we did when the soviet union was in existence and we were in the midst of the cold...
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they do not have a forced exposure in afghanistan, iraq, libya, and other places. i always smiling and remember a story told to me by someone in the chinese ministry of foreign affairs. this was during the bush years. president bush shot would get briefed every morning about afghanistan, iraq, somalia, latin america, and other places. president hu would get briefed about things going on within china. they're basically focused internally. the two conflicts that were mentioned were both on china's borders and they have historically not sought to find power far from their borders. host: kansas, republican line. you are on. caller: most of the 60,000 jobs went to china. the jobs that they did not have here are no longer. they are out of work, they're taking lesser jobs. my problem is that there are no tariffs that we are getting from china. host: we will let our guest responded to that. guest: this goes back to a previous answer. yes, there are some jobs to have left the united states, but predominantly, they left decades and decades ago and they went to japan. from ja
they do not have a forced exposure in afghanistan, iraq, libya, and other places. i always smiling and remember a story told to me by someone in the chinese ministry of foreign affairs. this was during the bush years. president bush shot would get briefed every morning about afghanistan, iraq, somalia, latin america, and other places. president hu would get briefed about things going on within china. they're basically focused internally. the two conflicts that were mentioned were both on...
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we should at least had a 50% cut in defense, bring all those military people home from afghanistan and iraq, and jesse's and desist all that activity. we in wisconsin right now, we are suffering from having to pay for all of this stuff because there is obviously the connection to the federal budget from state budgets and all the way down. people have had it. they keep scoring around with this type of spending when we are a banana republic, it is just ridiculous. host: ian vasquez. guest: i am partial to reducing u.s. commitments to all sorts of conflicts around the world that do not have a direct connection to national security. i do not think that the u.s. should be the world's policeman, and it gets us into trouble when it thinks that we can shape events and the outcomes of events in every corner of the world, which is essentially the position that hillary clinton has taken when she testified the other day in congress and pointed to the fact that the u.s. is providing subsidies to every country in the world, programs and every world ridgy every country of the world except north korea
we should at least had a 50% cut in defense, bring all those military people home from afghanistan and iraq, and jesse's and desist all that activity. we in wisconsin right now, we are suffering from having to pay for all of this stuff because there is obviously the connection to the federal budget from state budgets and all the way down. people have had it. they keep scoring around with this type of spending when we are a banana republic, it is just ridiculous. host: ian vasquez. guest: i am...
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if you look of the images of our soldiers coming out of afghanistan or rock -- iraq, you can see the cost of being in the military. there is no way you can compare a civilian job to with the combat arms military has to go through. guest: he is
if you look of the images of our soldiers coming out of afghanistan or rock -- iraq, you can see the cost of being in the military. there is no way you can compare a civilian job to with the combat arms military has to go through. guest: he is
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-led coalition in afghanistan said soldiers have captured a senior leader of an al qaeda-led group dressed as a woman. finally, there could be a new leader of the international monetary fund today. french finance minister christina lagarde is expected to be the first woman to lead the organization. dominique strauss, was earlier accused of assaulting a made in a new york hotel. >> blackberry users, you can access our content any time with our c-span app. you can also listen to our signature interview programs each week. it is available, around-the- clock, wherever you are. the supreme court is now available as a standard and in answer e-book, and tells the stories through the eyes of the justices themselves. this new book includes an interview with elena kagan. interview with elena kagan. host: scott paul, the executive director for the alliance for american manufacturing. the manufacturing initiative. what did you make of it? guest: it is a good step. we are playing catch-up on partnerships like that to spur on manufacturing. one of the barriers that manufacturing firms have is bringing n
-led coalition in afghanistan said soldiers have captured a senior leader of an al qaeda-led group dressed as a woman. finally, there could be a new leader of the international monetary fund today. french finance minister christina lagarde is expected to be the first woman to lead the organization. dominique strauss, was earlier accused of assaulting a made in a new york hotel. >> blackberry users, you can access our content any time with our c-span app. you can also listen to our...
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we have not solved our problem in afghanistan or iraq did we have made more by killing innocent women and children. that happens in every war. i agree with ron paul. i think he should get a little more air play. he has won a lot of the straw polls. all the talk about was mitt romney, perry, and cain. i'm with the ron paul. it's time to bring the troops home from around the world. host: karen on the line for republicans in norman, oklahoma this morning. go ahead. caller: good morning. it's funny how the always talk about cutting the military, but we do not talk about cutting food stamps and stuff. the guy who said let the bogeyman come over here, i bet he's never spent a day in the military. we need to do everything for the military when they spend time away from their families. they do not hardly make any money. they get up and go to work every day. if anyone is hungry in america these days, i don't see how. we certainly spend enough money on the welfare, medicaid, and all that. host: let me get your thoughts on this tweet from bill king, who writes -- what do you think about that? ca
we have not solved our problem in afghanistan or iraq did we have made more by killing innocent women and children. that happens in every war. i agree with ron paul. i think he should get a little more air play. he has won a lot of the straw polls. all the talk about was mitt romney, perry, and cain. i'm with the ron paul. it's time to bring the troops home from around the world. host: karen on the line for republicans in norman, oklahoma this morning. go ahead. caller: good morning. it's funny...
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we do not need to be saved from afghanistan. host: margaret, thanks for your ,.ll from chicago rober robert, your on. caller: i just do not think they are making enough effort. at least the debate has the shifted to the deficit. if we had three county commissioners in ohio and say two years ago the budget has gone down by 16% and you come back with 16% of cuts. and they actually did it. olson was the senior commissioner. and he just brought them altogether. richland county is on an even keel. but our county seat, mansfield, is not. we just have to get together and work on it. there is no excuse not to. ets this --y tweak let me return to the "new york times" poll and show you the academy between republicans and democrats. let me move to a similar question, and this is health care for the elderly. as you think that is the responsibility of the government or not? is the economy on the right track? that is our question this morning. our next phone caller is from bloomington, indiana, george, a democrat there. caller: here is the re
we do not need to be saved from afghanistan. host: margaret, thanks for your ,.ll from chicago rober robert, your on. caller: i just do not think they are making enough effort. at least the debate has the shifted to the deficit. if we had three county commissioners in ohio and say two years ago the budget has gone down by 16% and you come back with 16% of cuts. and they actually did it. olson was the senior commissioner. and he just brought them altogether. richland county is on an even keel....
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iraq, afghanistan, all of our money is going over there. the people that want the jobs but do not have the jobs, your jobs are subsidized. there are issues with those people in that group. whether they are still oriented, trade oriented, education oriented, mental or physical. the next thing is, for republicans or democrats, there is no difference between them. host: in consumer news this morning, here is "the baltimore sun." apple confirmed that they will hold a press conference on october 4. host: there is a picture there of an ipad being used to store and access volumes of maps nearing -- needed during combat flight operations. the question on the cover this morning about the government being fixed? michael, new york. caller: i am an african american two-party conservative. first of all, this new jobs bill that the president announced yesterday from harry reid, he says he does not want to bring. with respect to china, he said it was very important. in "the new york times," he was on a couple of networks advertising his new jobs bill to c
iraq, afghanistan, all of our money is going over there. the people that want the jobs but do not have the jobs, your jobs are subsidized. there are issues with those people in that group. whether they are still oriented, trade oriented, education oriented, mental or physical. the next thing is, for republicans or democrats, there is no difference between them. host: in consumer news this morning, here is "the baltimore sun." apple confirmed that they will hold a press conference on...
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once served in felucca -- fallujah and one just got back from afghanistan. i know all about that. we do not build ships in st. louis. when you manufacture any of these complicated things, parts are flowing from all over the place. there may be some rivet made in another quarter of the world. these things come together with what some subcontractors. there is an industrial base that produces some of the different weapons platforms that we've used to defend our country. that is the way it has always been. i do not have any particular problem with that. those people work hard. they make good products so that our sons and daughters have the best equipment that we could ask. we've had some wars where we have not had the best equipment. that has cost us a great deal in life and limb and a lot of suffering as well. the use of the word "entitlement," i did not choose that word. i am simply defining the term used on the hill in washington, d.c. they call them entitlements. i did not choose the word. i have tried to define what that is. those are essentially lost -- laws that spit out money
once served in felucca -- fallujah and one just got back from afghanistan. i know all about that. we do not build ships in st. louis. when you manufacture any of these complicated things, parts are flowing from all over the place. there may be some rivet made in another quarter of the world. these things come together with what some subcontractors. there is an industrial base that produces some of the different weapons platforms that we've used to defend our country. that is the way it has...